"Hangover" Gene Holds Clues to Alcoholism

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

I'm posting this in the lounge, not because it's relevant to any of you, of course...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Hard-drinking fruit flies have helped U.S. and German scientists uncover a gene that may shed light on humans' tolerance to alcohol.

The gene -- named hangover by its discoverers -- is part of a genetic pathway that enables the flies to deal with increasing amounts of alcohol, according to researchers

...any story that starts with the words "hard-drinking fruit flies..." has got to be worth reading. I just pity the scientists who had to hang out for weeks on end in those seedy, fruit-fly bars.

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[Doctor_J]

1. Hangover Gene

that's what they used to call my uncle - not to his face though.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

5. LOL!

I have a friend named Gene -- I'll have to forward this.

[SOteric]

2. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "bar-fly," doesn't it?

[DS1]

4. Depends entirely if they're drinking whiskey or woo-woos

:-)

[Doctor_J]

3. "Hangover" George holds no clues at all